diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 1f9d34b200966c..da4165b2330df3 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@
         'test/cctest/test_base64.cc',
         'test/cctest/test_node_postmortem_metadata.cc',
         'test/cctest/test_environment.cc',
+        'test/cctest/test_platform.cc',
         'test/cctest/test_util.cc',
         'test/cctest/test_url.cc'
       ],
diff --git a/src/inspector_agent.cc b/src/inspector_agent.cc
index ff15b4f6f414a6..2020ffa6e3cb82 100644
--- a/src/inspector_agent.cc
+++ b/src/inspector_agent.cc
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class NodeInspectorClient : public V8InspectorClient {
     terminated_ = false;
     running_nested_loop_ = true;
     while (!terminated_ && channel_->waitForFrontendMessage()) {
-      platform_->FlushForegroundTasks(env_->isolate());
+      while (platform_->FlushForegroundTasks(env_->isolate())) {}
     }
     terminated_ = false;
     running_nested_loop_ = false;
diff --git a/src/node_platform.cc b/src/node_platform.cc
index b2d73072c8b346..2123a9cbe9c51b 100644
--- a/src/node_platform.cc
+++ b/src/node_platform.cc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void PerIsolatePlatformData::PostDelayedTask(
 }
 
 PerIsolatePlatformData::~PerIsolatePlatformData() {
-  FlushForegroundTasksInternal();
+  while (FlushForegroundTasksInternal()) {}
   CancelPendingDelayedTasks();
 
   uv_close(reinterpret_cast<uv_handle_t*>(flush_tasks_),
@@ -227,7 +227,13 @@ bool PerIsolatePlatformData::FlushForegroundTasksInternal() {
       });
     });
   }
-  while (std::unique_ptr<Task> task = foreground_tasks_.Pop()) {
+  // Move all foreground tasks into a separate queue and flush that queue.
+  // This way tasks that are posted while flushing the queue will be run on the
+  // next call of FlushForegroundTasksInternal.
+  std::queue<std::unique_ptr<Task>> tasks = foreground_tasks_.PopAll();
+  while (!tasks.empty()) {
+    std::unique_ptr<Task> task = std::move(tasks.front());
+    tasks.pop();
     did_work = true;
     RunForegroundTask(std::move(task));
   }
@@ -258,8 +264,8 @@ void NodePlatform::CallDelayedOnForegroundThread(Isolate* isolate,
     std::unique_ptr<Task>(task), delay_in_seconds);
 }
 
-void NodePlatform::FlushForegroundTasks(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
-  ForIsolate(isolate)->FlushForegroundTasksInternal();
+bool NodePlatform::FlushForegroundTasks(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
+  return ForIsolate(isolate)->FlushForegroundTasksInternal();
 }
 
 void NodePlatform::CancelPendingDelayedTasks(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
@@ -352,4 +358,12 @@ void TaskQueue<T>::Stop() {
   tasks_available_.Broadcast(scoped_lock);
 }
 
+template <class T>
+std::queue<std::unique_ptr<T>> TaskQueue<T>::PopAll() {
+  Mutex::ScopedLock scoped_lock(lock_);
+  std::queue<std::unique_ptr<T>> result;
+  result.swap(task_queue_);
+  return result;
+}
+
 }  // namespace node
diff --git a/src/node_platform.h b/src/node_platform.h
index b7546057871a1d..8f6ff89f491fe3 100644
--- a/src/node_platform.h
+++ b/src/node_platform.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class TaskQueue {
   void Push(std::unique_ptr<T> task);
   std::unique_ptr<T> Pop();
   std::unique_ptr<T> BlockingPop();
+  std::queue<std::unique_ptr<T>> PopAll();
   void NotifyOfCompletion();
   void BlockingDrain();
   void Stop();
@@ -65,7 +66,9 @@ class PerIsolatePlatformData :
   void ref();
   int unref();
 
-  // Returns true iff work was dispatched or executed.
+  // Returns true if work was dispatched or executed. New tasks that are
+  // posted during flushing of the queue are postponed until the next
+  // flushing.
   bool FlushForegroundTasksInternal();
   void CancelPendingDelayedTasks();
 
@@ -130,7 +133,10 @@ class NodePlatform : public MultiIsolatePlatform {
   double CurrentClockTimeMillis() override;
   v8::TracingController* GetTracingController() override;
 
-  void FlushForegroundTasks(v8::Isolate* isolate);
+  // Returns true if work was dispatched or executed. New tasks that are
+  // posted during flushing of the queue are postponed until the next
+  // flushing.
+  bool FlushForegroundTasks(v8::Isolate* isolate);
 
   void RegisterIsolate(IsolateData* isolate_data, uv_loop_t* loop) override;
   void UnregisterIsolate(IsolateData* isolate_data) override;
diff --git a/test/cctest/test_platform.cc b/test/cctest/test_platform.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..876547480b7032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cctest/test_platform.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include "node_internals.h"
+#include "libplatform/libplatform.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "node_test_fixture.h"
+
+// This task increments the given run counter and reposts itself until the
+// repost counter reaches zero.
+class RepostingTask : public v8::Task {
+ public:
+  explicit RepostingTask(int repost_count,
+                         int* run_count,
+                         v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                         node::NodePlatform* platform)
+      : repost_count_(repost_count),
+        run_count_(run_count),
+        isolate_(isolate),
+        platform_(platform) {}
+
+  // v8::Task implementation
+  void Run() final {
+    ++*run_count_;
+    if (repost_count_ > 0) {
+      --repost_count_;
+      platform_->CallOnForegroundThread(isolate_,
+          new RepostingTask(repost_count_, run_count_, isolate_, platform_));
+    }
+  }
+
+ private:
+  int repost_count_;
+  int* run_count_;
+  v8::Isolate* isolate_;
+  node::NodePlatform* platform_;
+};
+
+class PlatformTest : public EnvironmentTestFixture {};
+
+TEST_F(PlatformTest, SkipNewTasksInFlushForegroundTasks) {
+  v8::Isolate::Scope isolate_scope(isolate_);
+  const v8::HandleScope handle_scope(isolate_);
+  const Argv argv;
+  Env env {handle_scope, argv};
+  int run_count = 0;
+  platform->CallOnForegroundThread(
+      isolate_, new RepostingTask(2, &run_count, isolate_, platform.get()));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(platform->FlushForegroundTasks(isolate_));
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, run_count);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(platform->FlushForegroundTasks(isolate_));
+  EXPECT_EQ(2, run_count);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(platform->FlushForegroundTasks(isolate_));
+  EXPECT_EQ(3, run_count);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(platform->FlushForegroundTasks(isolate_));
+}